--- title: "For 8 consecutive years, ranked in the top 10% globally! First Financial Holding dominates the DJBIC World Index with full ESG combat power" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/284857649.md" description: "First Financial Holding (2892) has been selected for the DJBIC Dow Jones Leading Index \"World Index\" for eight consecutive years, consistently ranking in the top 10% globally. Among 18 ESG indicators, First Financial performed excellently, achieving full marks particularly in information disclosure and policy influence. The company integrates ESG into its financial functions, promotes renewable energy financing, and sets a carbon reduction target for 2035. First Financial has also obtained ISO 45001 certification to enhance employee welfare and actively participates in social welfare activities" datetime: "2026-05-01T01:45:53.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/284857649.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284857649.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/284857649.md) --- # For 8 consecutive years, ranked in the top 10% globally! First Financial Holding dominates the DJBIC World Index with full ESG combat power First Financial Holding （2892） has once again received international certification for its sustainable competitiveness. The latest DJBIC Dow Jones Leading Index selection has been released, and First Financial has been selected for the highest level "World Index" component stock for eight consecutive years, and has been included in the "Emerging Markets Index" for ten consecutive years, consistently ranking among the top 10% of companies globally, with overall ESG performance remaining internationally leading. In this evaluation, First Financial scored above the industry average in all 18 indicators, with eight items including information disclosure, materiality, policy influence, tax strategy, sustainable finance, human rights, financial inclusion, and customer relations achieving full marks, demonstrating a simultaneous improvement in governance and sustainability execution. DJBIC comprehensively assesses the ESG effectiveness of evaluated companies and selects the top 10% of companies in the world and emerging markets as component stocks. It is the world's first sustainable development index and the most credible international sustainable performance assessment tool. In terms of business strategy, First Financial integrates ESG with core financial functions, with its banks implementing credit control for high-carbon industries and introducing the "ESG Sustainable Application Map Query Platform" environmental information tool in investment and financing reviews to enhance risk identification. At the same time, it is expanding financing for renewable energy and promoting sustainable performance-linked credit, with 923 cases completed and approved amounts exceeding NT$1.1 trillion as of the end of February this year. In terms of carbon reduction layout, First Financial has passed the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) review, setting a target to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 63% compared to the baseline year by 2035. Through improving energy efficiency, installing solar energy, and procuring green electricity, it aims to cumulatively reduce carbon emissions by 4,330 tons by the end of 2025, achieving a reduction of 20%. Regarding employee care, First Financial has implemented the ISO 45001 occupational safety system and completed verification, becoming the first public financial institution to obtain this certification, and provides better-than-legal maternity and childcare subsidies. Related measures have enhanced workplace safety and welfare, earning recognition from the Ministry of Labor for three consecutive years. In terms of social participation, First Bank organized 45 green volunteer activities last year, covering agricultural cooperation, coastal conservation, and tree planting actions, and promoted care programs for remote areas. It also collaborated with the Old Shoes Save Lives International Christian Care Association to extend public welfare resources overseas. In addition to continuously being included in DJBIC, First Financial is also included in international indices such as the MSCI ESG Index and FTSE Sustainable Index, and is the only East Asian financial institution rated "3A" by CDP. 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